Part III - Locals H-Z continued...
SPECIAL NOTE: Lot Numbers with an "A" preceding them will be offered in three special sessions. Please refer to the Arrangement of the Sale web page for the schedule.
| Lot | Lot Description | ||
| A | 1433 |
 Price's City Express, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed (119L1). Large margins, ms. "X"
cancel, creases, otherwise Extremely Fine, very rare -- much more so than
$125.00 Scott value would suggest (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
| A | 1434 |
 Price's City Express, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed (119L1). Three ample to large
margins, oval frame touched at right, creased across upper right corner,
tied by "U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/Oct. 21" circular datestamp on
cover to local addressee without street direction, lightly
cleanedVERY FINE. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF PRICE'S CITY EXPRESS STAMP TIED BY THE NEW YORK CITY DELIVERY DATESTAMP. ONLY ONE OTHER 119L1 IS TIED BY A HANDSTAMP ON COVER. Two different Price's are listed in the city directories of the period, but the proprietor of Price's City Express is still not known. The oval handstamp used by this post gives the address as 3 Everett House (lot 1439), which was located in Union Square, James E. St. John Price and Philo Price lived more than two miles away from Union Square. Dated covers exist from 1858, undated covers appear to be earlier usages. (Source: Elliott Perry, Pat Paragraphs reprint, pp. 452-453 and Patton book, p. 236). Price's City Express covers are rare, and we record only two 119L1 covers that have handstamped markings tying the stamp. The other is a to-the-mails usage with a 3c 1857, both stamps tied by a New York Nov. 25 datestamp (ex Schenck). The use of the U.S. Mail City Delivery datestamp on this cover is most unusual, a similar Boyd's cover is described in the Abt CCP series (American Philatelist, Vol. 29, No. 4) and offered as lot 632 in this sale. It appears that Price took the cover to the post office, and it was held there as a drop letter, rated 1c due. Ex Caspary and Boker. (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| A | 1435 |
 Price's City Express, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed (119L1). Full margins to
touched at right, slight crease and small rubbed spot at top, ms. "X"
cancel, used on folded printed invitation from Dr. William Parker to attend
a meeting about etherization on June 24, 1858, fresh and Very Fine, rare,
ex Richardson (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
| A | 1436 |
 Price's City Express, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Vermilion Glazed (119L1). Large margins,
diagonal at upper right corner, slightly oxidized, ms. "X" cancel, used on
cover to local street address, Very Fine and rare, signed Sloane, ex
Chapman and Patton (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
| 1437 |
 Price's City Express, New
York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed (119L2). Cut to shape, ms. "X"
cancel (not tied), used with 3c Dull Red (11), Pos. 99R3 with bottom sheet
margin, other sides large to touching, tied by "New-York Sep. 7" circular
datestamp on buff cover to Belleville N.J., Very Fine, a genuine stamp that
may have been used on this cover, offered on its own merits (Image) |
E. 500-750 | |
| 1438 | Price's City Express, New York N.Y., 2c Black on Green Glazed (119L3). Block of 30 from lower right corner of sheet, Positions 62-72/115-120, original gum, a couple minor imperfections, Very Fine, a striking multiple, ex Patton | 270.00 | |
| 1439 |
 Price's City Letter Exp. 3
Everett House, Paid. Red oval handstamp, partly clear strike on folded
cover to local street address, Fine strike of this very rare marking,
probably three or four extant (Image) |
E. 400-500 |